Bois de Rose is a wood that some
call the most beautiful of all exotic woods. When first cut, it is
often a bright color (see center piece in pic above). When finished,
it looks similar to the bottom piece, and an unfinished piece allowed to
age for awhile looks purple like the top piece or even darker. The
wood has an incredibly fine grain and is suitable for musical instrument
making, including guitar backs and woodwinds. It polishes almost
like glass if sanded finely enough. The pattern of the lines varies
greatly from one piece to the next and no two are exactly alike.
We avoid oil finishes unless we want to darken the wood to an almost black
color. (The finish above is shellawax). It is one of the rarest
and most beautiful types of true rosewood. Our
supplies are limited. News: Current conditions
in Madagascar mean that this wood will become unavailable, as all exports
have apparently stopped permanently for those of us that only buy legal wood. We have bought more of this wood from
old stocks that were imported into the USA many years ago, but we are paying higher prices as the supply tightens. We don't sell wood from Madagascar that was harvested illegally, and we don't import any wood from Madagascar at all. Please be careful to buy only old stock such as ours because illegal logging is being promoted in Madagascar. These pieces have been gently air dried
for many years.

Note:
these are samples. Your piece could be darker than the top piece
and look almost black whenyou receive it. It can
be very dark all the way through, or could look like the lower one in the picture above. Unfortunately
we can't select older pieces for color, because there is no way to tell without cutting the wood first (due to a dark violet patina on old pieces).
The normal range of colors goes from purple black to reddish,and they all look basically
the same on the outside. This wood cannot be shipped outside the USA due to CITES trade rules on woods from Madagascar.

New size of this beautiful wood. This is a sample photo of some of the actual pieces for sale. NO EXPORTS OF BOIS DE ROSE ALLOWED. USA SALES ONLY.

Bois
de Rose 1 x 1 x 12 inchesDriedPrice: $18.00Qty:

Sample photo of some of the actual pieces for sale. You'll usually get them with the dark patina (due to air exposure over many years) on the outside of the wood. The upper two in the photo aren't sanded and the lower 4 were lightly sanded (removed maybe 1/16 inch or less). They do have different colors on the inside, and there is usually no way to tell what they look like until you sand/cut them. They can be reddish purple, dark purple, reddish with/without lines. See other photos on this page to understand all the variety possible. Any requrest for colors will be done as possible with no guarantee since we cannot always guess what is under the patina. Very rare wood now, hard to find anywhere and becoming scarce due to CITES rules. NO EXPORTS OF BOIS DE ROSE ALLOWED. USA SALES ONLY.

Bois
de Rose 1 x 1 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $22.50Qty:

Some cleaned up pieces of bois de rose.

We put one side of these through the planer so you could see the pattern/color underneath the patina. We did only one side to avoid making these pieces smaller. They are 1.5 inch squares, 15 inches long or slightly longer. The other sides not shown are dark patina as shown in other pictures on this page. If we went just a little deeper, many would be solid red, but you can get a good idea based on the photo. Actual pieces shown, order below by letter. All pieces dried.

Bois
de Rose piece C 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece D 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece F 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece H 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece i 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece M 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece N 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Bois
de Rose piece O 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $50.00

Sample photo of some of the actual pieces for sale (see another one of same pieces below as well as the finished pieces further down the page (all the same pieces for comparison). You'll get them with the dark patina (due to air exposure over many years) on the outside of the wood. These were lightly sanded (removed maybe 1/16 inch or less). They do have different colors on the inside, and there is usually no way to tell what they look like until you sand/cut them. They can be reddish purple, dark purple, reddish with/without lines. See other photos on this page to understand all the variety possible. Any requrest for colors will be done as possible with no guarantee since we cannot always guess what is under the patina. Very rare wood now, hard to find anywhere and becoming scarce due to CITES rules. NO EXPORTS OF BOIS DE ROSE ALLOWED. USA SALES ONLY.

Bois
de Rose 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 inchesDriedPrice: $48.00Qty:

Sample photo of some of the actual pieces for sale (see same pieces below finished below this). You'll get them with the dark patina (due to air exposure over many years) on the outside of the wood. These were lightly sanded (removed maybe 1/16 inch or less). They do have different colors on the inside, and there is usually no way to tell what they look like until you sand/cut them. They can be reddish purple, dark purple, reddish with/without lines. See other photos on this page to understand all the variety possible. Any requrest for colors will be done as possible with no guarantee since we cannot always guess what is under the patina. Very rare wood now, hard to find anywhere and becoming scarce due to CITES rules. NO EXPORTS OF BOIS DE ROSE ALLOWED. USA SALES ONLY. Note: 2 x 2 x 12 is currently out of stock, as of 3/18 we'll be trying to cut more if possible. If waiting and you want one of the few we can make, let us know (email us) and we'll notify you.

other Madagascar Rosewoods:

Click photo for 2nd side view. Shown as bare wood.These are an incredibly rare type of rosewood from Madagascar called Dalbergia madagascarensis. Almost unknown on the market, especially in high quality pieces like these. Also banned for import like bois de rose, so supply is limited to what was imported before restrictions took place. Has a wonderful ringing tap tone. All pieces are DRIED. Notes: Normally a reddish tan color, these are unusual color for the species.
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